Panec, Tibbs and Rogers place in top 20

YANKTON, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Mount Marty College Invite on Saturday and notched three top-20 finishes in Yankton, S.D.

 Senior Jeremiah Panec (Kenesaw, Neb.) finished with a third-place finish for the men with a time of 26:10.6. Fellow senior Lane Tibbs (Kenesaw, Neb.) secured 12^th place among 104 runners in 27:20. Bryce Blank (Rapid City, S.D.) added a 49^th-place finish, Rex Schlicht (Woonsocket, S.D.) finished in 51^st and freshman Brendan Langbehn (Worthing, S.D.) added a 72^nd-place finish.

 For the women, McKenna Rogers (Saint Michael, Minn.) notched a 14^th-place finish in 20:15.3, while Kelsie King (Mission Viejo, Calif.) added a 37^th-place finish with a time of 21:29.8. Morgan Aughenbaugh (Huron, S.D.) finished in 62^nd, Savannah Schmidt (Plankinton, S.D.) came in 66^th and Macey Bohl (Garretson, S.D.) added a 70^th-place finish.

 The Tigers are back in action at the GPAC Championships on Nov. 4 in Sioux Center, Iowa.